/*!	 gtkmm/module.h
**	 Template Header
**
**	Copyright (c) 2002-2005 Robert B. Quattlebaum Jr., Adrian Bentley
**
**	This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
**	modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
**	published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
**	the License, or (at your option) any later version.
**
**	This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
**	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
**	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
**	General Public License for more details.
**
*/

#ifndef __SYNFIG_MODULE_H
#define __SYNFIG_MODULE_H

#include <ETL/handle>

namespace studio
{

class Module : public etl::shared_object
{
    bool status_;

protected:
    Module();

public:
    virtual ~Module();

    bool start();

    bool stop();

    bool get_status()const;

protected:

    virtual bool start_vfunc() = 0;
    virtual bool stop_vfunc() = 0;
};

}; // END of namespace studio

#endif